10 must-read contemporary books like Try Not to Breathe by Jennifer R. Hubbard

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Try Not to Breathe

By: Jennifer R. Hubbard

4.35

Format: 104 pages, ebook

Learning to live is more than just choosing not to die, as sixteen-year-old Ryan discovers in the y…

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Cover of Forever (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #3) by Maggie Stiefvater

1. Forever (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #3)

By: Maggie Stiefvater

3.89

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

then. When Sam met Grace, he was a wolf and she was a girl. Eventually he found a way to become a … read more

Similar categories in Maggie Stiefvater's Forever (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #3) book and Jennifer R. Hubbard's Try Not to Breathe

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
"Cole,"

-Maggie Stiefvater, Forever (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #3)

"Okay,"

-Maggie Stiefvater, Forever (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #3)

"Nothing had changed. Nothing."

-Maggie Stiefvater, Forever (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #3)

"He was every angel and every devil."

-Maggie Stiefvater, Forever (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #3)

Cover of Crank (Crank, #1) by Ellen Hopkins

2. Crank (Crank, #1)

By: Ellen Hopkins

4.16

Format: 537 pages, Paperback

In Crank, Ellen Hopkins chronicles the turbulent and often disturbing relationship between Kristina… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Hopkins's Crank (Crank, #1) book and Jennifer R. Hubbard's Try Not to Breathe

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"A vacation is a poor substitute for love."

-Ellen Hopkins, Crank (Crank, #1)

"Taking no chances means wasting your dreams.."

-Ellen Hopkins, Crank (Crank, #1)

"I wanted to meet the monster. Why go down if you can go up?"

-Ellen Hopkins, Crank (Crank, #1)

"Funny thing about the monster. The worse he treats you, the more you love him."

-Ellen Hopkins, Crank (Crank, #1)

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3. Suicide Notes

By: Michael Thomas Ford

3.81

Format: 295 pages, Paperback

I'm not crazy. I don't see what the big deal is about what happened. But apparently someone does th… read more

Similar categories in Michael Thomas Ford's Suicide Notes book and Jennifer R. Hubbard's Try Not to Breathe

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I didn't ask to be saved"

-Michael Thomas Ford, Suicide Notes

"you either are or aren't"

-Michael Thomas Ford, Suicide Notes

"Why is it okay to put someone to death, but it’s not okay for those people to do it themselves?"

-Michael Thomas Ford, Suicide Notes

"I didn't do it; I can just imagine doing it. Maybe that's the difference between crazy and not crazy."

-Michael Thomas Ford, Suicide Notes

Cover of Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2) by Maggie Stiefvater

4. Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2)

By: Maggie Stiefvater

3.88

Format: 362 pages, Hardcover

the longing.Once Grace and Sam have found each other, they know they must fight to stay together. F… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Stiefvater's Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2) book and Jennifer R. Hubbard's Try Not to Breathe

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
"i want to remember"

-Maggie Stiefvater, Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2)

"Oh my God. What in—"

-Maggie Stiefvater, Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2)

"Do you feel better?"

-Maggie Stiefvater, Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2)

"Avoidance is a wonderful therapy"

-Maggie Stiefvater, Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2)

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5. Blue Moon (The Immortals, #2)

By: Alyson Noel

3.61

Format: 284 pages, Paperback

Alyson Noël's bestselling Immortals series has been hailed as "addictive," "beautiful," "haunting,"… read more

Similar categories in Alyson Noel's Blue Moon (The Immortals, #2) book and Jennifer R. Hubbard's Try Not to Breathe

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
"Seeing is believing"

-Alyson Noel, Blue Moon (The Immortals, #2)

"You can’t change the past, it just is"

-Alyson Noel, Blue Moon (The Immortals, #2)

"Some things are meant to be gone FOREVER."

-Alyson Noel, Blue Moon (The Immortals, #2)

"The love of every single one of my lives."

-Alyson Noel, Blue Moon (The Immortals, #2)

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6. One Was Lost

By: Natalie D. Richards

3.30

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Damaged. Deceptive. Dangerous. Darling.Are they labels or a warning? The answer could cost Sera eve… read more

Similar categories in Natalie D. Richards's One Was Lost book and Jennifer R. Hubbard's Try Not to Breathe

  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Try Not to Breathe by Jennifer R. Hubbard

7. Try Not to Breathe

By: Jennifer R. Hubbard

4.35

Format: 104 pages, ebook

Learning to live is more than just choosing not to die, as sixteen-year-old Ryan discovers in the y… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer R. Hubbard's Try Not to Breathe book and Jennifer R. Hubbard's Try Not to Breathe

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Glass (Crank, #2) by Ellen Hopkins

8. Glass (Crank, #2)

By: Ellen Hopkins

3.92

Format: 98 pages, Hardcover

Crank. Glass. Ice. Crystal. Whatever you call it, it's all the same: a monster. And once it's got h… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Hopkins's Glass (Crank, #2) book and Jennifer R. Hubbard's Try Not to Breathe

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Burned (Burned, #1) by Ellen Hopkins

9. Burned (Burned, #1)

By: Ellen Hopkins

4.12

Format: 543 pages, Hardcover

I do know things really began to spin out of control after my first sex dream.It all started with a… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Hopkins's Burned (Burned, #1) book and Jennifer R. Hubbard's Try Not to Breathe

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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10. Crenshaw

By: Katherine Applegate

3.81

Format: 225 pages, Hardcover

In her first novel since winning the Newbery Medal, Katherine Applegate delivers an unforgettable a… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Crenshaw book and Jennifer R. Hubbard's Try Not to Breathe

  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
Cover of Fallout (Crank, #3) by Ellen Hopkins

11. Fallout (Crank, #3)

By: Ellen Hopkins

4.26

Format: 665 pages, Hardcover

Hunter. Autumn. Summer. Different homes. Different guardians. Different last names. Different liv… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Hopkins's Fallout (Crank, #3) book and Jennifer R. Hubbard's Try Not to Breathe

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Innocence eroded into nightmare. All because of very bad touch. Love, corrupted."

-Ellen Hopkins, Fallout (Crank, #3)

"Possibilities ...in the closet ...itching ...to break out ...but afraid of ...the fallout"

-Ellen Hopkins, Fallout (Crank, #3)

"Anger is a valid emotion. It's only bad when it takes control and makes you do things you don't want to do."

-Ellen Hopkins, Fallout (Crank, #3)

"Clear. Cold. Empty. Like how I feel right now. Love is strange. One minute you’re jungle fever. The next you’re Artic winter."

-Ellen Hopkins, Fallout (Crank, #3)

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12. Shadowland (The Immortals, #3)

By: Alyson Noel

3.66

Format: 339 pages, Hardcover

Enter the realm of the Immortals—the #1 New York Times bestselling series that's been acclaimed as … read more

Similar categories in Alyson Noel's Shadowland (The Immortals, #3) book and Jennifer R. Hubbard's Try Not to Breathe

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
"Nothing can rival the incredible rush the act of creation brings. Of crafting something you know is destined to be great for all time."

-Alyson Noel, Shadowland (The Immortals, #3)

"While we may judge things as good or bad, karma doesn't. It's a simple case of like gets like, the ultimate balancing act, nothing more, nothing less. And if you're deteremined to fix every situation…"

-Alyson Noel, Shadowland (The Immortals, #3)

"But my attention’s elsewhere, drawn to that warm wonderful pull, the familiar loving essence that only belongs to one person—only belongs to him — Watching as Damen cuts through the water, board tuck…"

-Alyson Noel, Shadowland (The Immortals, #3)

"Where's your car? Miles asks, glancing at him as he slams his door shut and slings his backpack over his shoulder. "And whats up with your hand?" "I got rid of it," Damen says, gaze fixed on mine. Th…"

-Alyson Noel, Shadowland (The Immortals, #3)

13. Smoke (Burned, #2)

By: Ellen Hopkins

4.15

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Pattyn Von Stratten's father is dead, and Pattyn is on the run. After far too many years of abuse a… read more

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14. Sinner (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #4)

By: Maggie Stiefvater

3.75

Format: 166 pages, Hardcover

found. Cole St. Clair has come to California for one reason: to get Isabel Culpeper back. She fled … read more

Similar categories in Maggie Stiefvater's Sinner (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #4) book and Jennifer R. Hubbard's Try Not to Breathe

15. The Secret Year

By: Jennifer R. Hubbard

3.37

Format: 395 pages,

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16. Tricks (Tricks, #1)

By: Ellen Hopkins

4.30

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

Five teenagers from different parts of the country. Three girls. Two guys. Four straight. One gay. … read more

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17. Traffick (Tricks, #2)

By: Ellen Hopkins

4.07

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Five teens victimized by sex trafficking try to find their way to a new life in this riveting compa… read more

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18. The Cabin

By: Natasha Preston

4.24

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

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19. Jane Anonymous (Jane Anonymous, #1)

By: Laurie Faria Stolarz

3.90

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

“Jane” was just your typical 17-year-old getting ready to start her senior year. She had a part-tim… read more

Similar categories in Laurie Faria Stolarz's Jane Anonymous (Jane Anonymous, #1) book and Jennifer R. Hubbard's Try Not to Breathe

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Accidentally Yours (Little Sky Romance, #1) by Alexa Rivers

20. Accidentally Yours (Little Sky Romance, #1)

By: Alexa Rivers

3.83

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

A disgraced reporter. A CEO who hates the press. One night of passion with lasting consequences.Whe… read more

Similar categories in Alexa Rivers's Accidentally Yours (Little Sky Romance, #1) book and Jennifer R. Hubbard's Try Not to Breathe

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Eli was a good businessman precisely because he never took ‘no’ for an answer. He wasn’t about to start when it came to the most important deal of his life."

-Alexa Rivers, Accidentally Yours (Little Sky Romance, #1)

"If Aria had been sensible, or even had some instincts of self-preservation, she would have apologized and excused herself. But she’d never been accused of being sensible."

-Alexa Rivers, Accidentally Yours (Little Sky Romance, #1)

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21. Three Little Lies

By: Laura Marshall

3.76

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Someone told a lie.Someone knows the truth.Someone is watching you.*****When Sasha North comes into… read more

Similar categories in Laura Marshall's Three Little Lies book and Jennifer R. Hubbard's Try Not to Breathe

  • fiction
  • contemporary

14 Best fiction books like Try Not to Breathe by Jennifer R. Hubbard

Transform Your Habits

Forever (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #3)

Maggie Stiefvater

3.89

Transform Your Habits

Crank (Crank, #1)

Ellen Hopkins

4.16

Transform Your Habits

Suicide Notes

Michael Thomas Ford

3.81

Transform Your Habits

Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2)

Maggie Stiefvater

3.88

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14 Top fiction books like Glass (Crank, #2) by Ellen Hopkins

Transform Your Habits

Calling Maggie May (Anonymous Diaries)

Anonymous

3.80

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Beautiful

Amy Reed

3.74

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Lucy in the Sky

Anonymous

4.04

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Glass (Crank, #2)

Ellen Hopkins

3.92

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